Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is a repository located on the north campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The library houses archival materials on the life, career, and presidency of Gerald Ford, the president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: Presidential library for U.S. President Gerald Ford, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Also known as: “Ford Library”, “Ford Presidential Library”, “Gerald Ford Library”, “Gerald R Ford Presidential Library”, “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum”, and “The Gerald R. Ford Library”
- Address: 1000 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bentley Historical Library and Lurie Biomedical Engineering Center.
Bentley Historical Library
Library
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The Bentley Historical Library is the campus archive for the University of Michigan and is located on the University of Michigan's North Campus in Ann Arbor. Bentley Historical Library is situated 330 feet north of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Lurie Biomedical Engineering Center
University building
Detroit Observatory
Observatory
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The Detroit Observatory is a historic observatory on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Detroit Observatory is located on the corner of Ann Street and its namesake Observatory Street, on a hill overlooking the Huron River valley. Detroit Observatory is situated 1 mile southwest of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ann Arbor and Barton Hills.
Ann Arbor
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Ann Arbor—often abbreviated as AA or A2—is a picturesque city surrounding the University of Michigan. It has a strong bent toward the arts, and an attractive and pedestrian-friendly downtown.
Barton Hills
Village
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Barton Hills is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 316 at the 2020 census. The village is located within Ann Arbor Charter Township just northwest of the city of Ann Arbor. Barton Hills is situated 3½ miles northwest of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Charter Township of Pittsfield
Town
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
Pittsfield Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 39,147 at the 2020 census. Charter Township of Pittsfield is situated 5 miles south of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Washtenaw County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28858° or 42° 17′ 19″ northLongitude
-83.71225° or 83° 42′ 44″ westElevation
823 feet (251 metres)Inception
1981Operator
National Archives and Records AdministrationOpen location code
86JR77QQ+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 291926400OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=libraryGeoNames ID
6340379Wikidata ID
Q3026274
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مكتبة جيرارد فورد الرئاسية”
- Chinese: “杰拉尔德·福特总统图书馆”
- Dutch: “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library”
- Esperanto: “Prezidenta Biblioteko Gerald R. Ford”
- French: “Bibliothèque présidentielle Gerald R. Ford”
- French: “Gerald R. Ford Library”
- French: “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library”
- Hebrew: “הספרייה הנשיאותית על שם ג’רלד פורד”
- Japanese: “ジェラルド・R・フォード大統領図書館”
- Persian: “کتابخانه ریاست جمهوری جرالد فورد”
- Persian: “کتابخانهٔ ریاست جمهوری جرالد فورد”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca presidencial de gerald r ford”
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Presidencial de Gerald R. Ford”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old Fourth Ward and North Burns Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Ford Library Parking Lot NC 47 and Bentley Historical Library Visitor Parking U of M Lot NC 42.
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